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Des Moines City Council Meeting on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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A
B
Thank
you,
Mary
mayor.
Thank
you.
Merry,
Christmas
everyone,
it's
great
to
be
back
in
this
building,
so
the
Iowa
Hall
Memorial
is
this.
Coming
Friday
and
you're
all
invited
it's
at
the
State
Capitol
it's
on
the
West
Capitol
Terrace
at
5:30
p.m.
we
do
this
every
year
on
December
21st.
So,
but
if
you
can't
come
this
year,
there's
no
excuse
you,
but
on
your
calendar
for
the
next
next
time,
but
we
remember
people
who
died
homeless
in
Iowa
and
we
honor
them
as
human
beings,
and
we
do.
B
We
commit
ourselves
to
preventing
future
homeless
deaths
and
working
together
on
solutions,
and
so
that's
again
at
the
State
Capitol
that'll
be
at
5:30
p.m.
it
is
an
outdoor
event.
You'll
be
surrounded
by
a
lot
of
our
homeless
friends
here
in
town
who
have
lost
their
friends,
so
it's
very
cold
out
and
you'll
get
a
glimpse
of
what
it's
like
to
to
be
homeless
and
so
dress.
Warmly-
and
many
of
you
probably
know
this
already,
but
it's
the
same
throughout
the
country.
B
Emergency
shelters
are
not
places
that
you
can
live,
they're
not
made
to
be
lived
at
year-round
and
so
in
central
Iowa.
Our
shelter
state
limits
are
30
days
and
we
work.
We've
got
some
awesome
shelters
here
in
central
Iowa
and
so
30
days
is
the
most.
You
can
stay
at
most
shelters,
central
Iowa
shelter.
You
can
stay
for
90
days,
then
you've
got
to
be
out
for
90
and
then
you
can
stay
for
60
and
you've
got
to
be
out
for
90
and
then
you
could
stay
for
30.
B
B
So
we're
working
on
solutions
and
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council,
and
so
we
just
really
love
Des
Moines
and
we
think
Des
Moines
is
a
great
place
to
live
and
we
think
we
can
do
more
too
for
our
poorest
citizens
and
so
come
out
at
the
mall
at
the
memorial
and
help
us
remember
those
who
have
died
homeless
here
in
Iowa
and
let's,
let's
work
together
to
prevent
that
in
the
future.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
mayor.
A
So
it's
it's
always
good
to
see
you.
You
were
here
Joe
and
all
the
work
that
you
do
with
with
Chapa
and
in
not
only
memorializing
and
honoring
those
people
that
have
lived
in
Des
Moines
but
have
sometimes
suffered
some
really
extreme
weather
events
in
extreme
situations.
But
the
help
that
you
and
your
organization
and
everybody
in
and
around
the
City
of
Des
Moines
does
to
try
to
help
those
that
are
less
fortunate
is
to
be
commended.
A
And
so
thank
you
all
and
I
know
that
the
whole
City
Council
thanks
you
for
your
efforts
as
well
and
I,
see
mr.
Coleman
is
here
who's
been
our
chair
of
the
homeless.
Coordinating
Council
is
well
and
I,
see
one
of
our
former
council
members
here
so
Mike,
thanks
for
being
here
as
well.
I'm
going
to
quickly
read
the
proclamation,
whereas
the
winner
poses
extreme
hardship
for
unsheltered
and
inadequately
housed
low
income,
men,
women
and
children
in
Des
Moines.
A
And
whereas
remembering
those
who
have
died
on
the
streets,
the
cause
of
ending
homelessness
is
kept
urgent,
as
is
the
cities
and
counties
collective
commitment
to
preventing
such
deaths
in
the
future.
Now,
therefore,
I,
the
Mayor
of
the
City
of
Des
Moines
on
behalf
of
our
City
Council
and
the
citizens
of
Des
Moines,
do
hereby
proclaim
December
21st
2018,
his
national
homeless
persons.
Memorial
Day
in
recognition
of
the
people
who
have
died
homeless
in
and
around
Des
Moines.
A
A
A
C
A
E
A
All
right
item
choose
approving
the
agenda
as
presented
and/or
as
amended
move,
it's
been
moved
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
item
passes,
made
item
on
this
agenda
this
evening.
As
item
3
approving
the
issuance
of
12
project-based
section,
8
vouchers,
board
communication
number
18,
6,
6
4
will
open
it
up
mass.
If
there's
anybody
in
the
audience
who
would
like
to
discuss
the
issuance
of
12
project-based
section,
8
vouchers,
anyone
seeing
none
I'll
move
it.
It's
been
moved
any
discussion
by
the
board
hearing.
None
we'll
ask
everybody
to
please
vote.
F
G
A
All
right,
we've
done
our
Proclamation.
This
is
our
again
regularly
scheduled
final
meeting
of
the
year
and
prior
to
the
start
of
our
City
Council
meeting.
We
generally
have
a
message
from
one
of
our
council
members
and
tonight
it's
our
own
councilmember
Linda
West
regard
Linda.
Would
you
like
to
have
a
stand
up
or
if.
H
For
those
who
have
no
place
to
keep
possessions
that
remind
them
who
they
are
for
those
who
are
afraid
and
hopeless
for
all
these
people,
we
pray
that
you
will
provide
shelter,
security
and
hope
for
those
of
us
who
have
warm
homes
and
comfortable
beds.
Let
us
not
be
lulled
into
complacency
and
forgetfulness.
We
ask
that
our
leaders
work
to
strengthen
the
social
safety
network
that
is
so
important
to
the
homeless.
A
Before
we
call
our
mean
order,
I
just
want
to
notice
everybody,
that's
in
the
audience
tonight,
and
not
only
tonight,
but
every
other
night
and
thank
you
for
all
participating
in
in
local
government.
This
is
what
makes
serving
and
local
government
gives
us
a
little
sense
of
being
in
that
we
hear
from
our
constituents
on
a
daily
basis,
whether
it's
at
City
Hall,
where
it's
on
the
streets
or
it's
in
the
grocery
store.
But
we
are
here
on
a
nonpartisan
basis.
A
We
really
like
and
encourage
all
of
you
to
participate,
and
let
us
know
what
your
concerns
are,
because
that's
what
we
do
at
the
local
government
level
I
know,
there's
frustrations
about
partisanship
and
everything
else,
but
I'll
tell
you
at
the
local
level
we
participate
with
all
citizens,
regardless
of
whatever
color
tie,
they
wear
or
anything
else.
It's
we're
proud
to
serve
you
and
thank
you
for
being
part
of
they're
a
participant
at
our
participatory
government
at
the
local
level,
because
this
is
where
stuff
actually
happens.
A
C
A
G
A
A
Yeah
actually
has
it's
actually
on.
The
consent
has
been
withdrawn
by
the
city
manager.
Item
53
a
is
corrected,
it's
an
ordinance
and
will
be
effective.
March
1st
item
57
is
correct.
Its
roll
call
item
58,
it's
corrected,
scheduled
a
hearing
on
a
not
to
exceed
eight
million
five
hundred
and
refunding
or
reassurance
of
section
108
government
guaranteed
participation,
certificates,
series,
HUD
2008,
a
an
Associated
note
issued
for
the
Gray's
landing
project.
A
114
of
19
I
believe
we'll
be
scheduling
a
hearing.
So
there
is
one
extra
item.
It's
approving.
Incorporation
of
the
connect
downtown
plan
is
an
element
of
the
move,
dsm,
transportation,
master
plan,
the
sponsors
council,
members,
Coleman
and
Gatto.
So
those
are
the
only
changes
to
the
agenda
as
presented
and/or
as
amended.
So
if
that
is
okay,
let's
move
it
with
those
Corrections
with.
A
Item
three
is
approving
the
consent
agenda
and
tonight
those
are
items
3
through
51.
These
are
generally
routine
items
and
will
be
enacted
by
one
roll
call
vote
without
separate
discussion
unless
somebody
either
from
the
audience
or
a
city
council
member
asked
that
they
have
one
pulled
either
for
clarification
or
further
discussion
this
evening.
Again
those
are
items
3
through
51.
A
You
know
quickly
read
to
you:
item
4l,
council,
member
Coleman
votes,
no
item,
6,
council,
member
Coleman,
wusses
to
speak
item
7
councilmember
Westergaard
wishes
to
speak
item
10
council
member
gray,
wishes
to
speak
item;
23
councilmember
gotto
wishes
to
speak
item,
37,
council,
member
gray,
votes,
no
item;
38,
councilmember,
grave
Oates,
no
item,
39,
council
member
gray,
votes,
no
in
item
47
councilmember
Mandelbaum
wishes
to
speak,
which
is
the
withdrawn
item.
Do
you
still
want
to
speak
on
that.
I
A
A
That
takes
us
right
now
to
item
six
item.
Six
is
public
improvements
or
in
construction
of
the
rear
view
park,
improvements
receiving
bits
of
115
of
nineteen.
Second,
a
hearing
of
211
of
19.
The
engineering
estimate
is
seven
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
dollars
counts.
Communication
number
eighteen
dash
670
mr.
Coleman
I,
just.
J
Want
to
take
a
minute
to
compliment
our
colleague,
councilman
Westergaard.
This
is
an
important
project
and
I
wasn't
sure
if
she'd
pull
it
off
or
not
to
let
the
citizens
on.
You
know
the
north
side
especially
know
that
were
all
in
on
this
and
and
we're
really
excited
to
get
this
project
underway
and
I
just
wanted
to
compliment
you
and
to
thank
you
for
pushing
through
a
couple
of
obstacles
to
make
sure
that
it
is
still
a
project.
That's
going
to
happen
so.
H
Thanks
and
and
to
the
the
folks
that
have
worked
so
hard
on
this
and
I've
said
that
so
many
times
these
folks
for
the
last
ten
years
have
been
selling
hamburgers
and
hot
dogs
on
Friday
nights
in
June.
It
is
hot
and
the
Sun
is
burning
down
on
them
and
they're
the
ones
that
should
be
thanked
because
they're,
the
ones
that
have
have
worked
so
hard
to
make
this
possible
and
I
see
a
couple
of
them
in
the
audience.
J
A
Ok
takes
us
to
item
7
was
proving
professional
services,
agreement
with
savage
birth,
plug-in
Associates,
Inc,
doing
business
as
SVP
a
architects
Inc
for
fire
station
number
11
not
to
exceed
three
hundred.
Ninety
two
thousand
two
hundred
and
seventy-five
dollars.
Council
communication
number
18,
674,
councilmember
Westergaard.
Thank.
H
H
If
we
can
pass
this
once
that
sales
tax
will
get
it
quicker
than
what
we
would,
if
we
don't
pass
it
so
for
the
folks
on
the
north
and
the
east
would
too
this
is
this
is
important,
so
please
go
and
and
get
all
the
information
that
you
need.
Ask
questions
of
counsel
of
the
group.
That's
working
on
the
local
option:
sales,
okay
and
we'll
get
it
passed.
Thank
you
with
that.
I
will
move
item
7.
F
A
This
takes
us
to
item.
10
was
proving
an
exception
to
the
request
for
Proposal
RFP
process
for
a
good
cause
and
improving
the
professional
services
agreement
with
Snyder
&
Associates
Inc
for
design
and
construction
phase
services
for
47th
and
Holcomb
Avenue
reconstruction
not
to
exceed
one
hundred
and
fifty
eight
thousand
dollars.
Council
communication
number
18,
673,
councilmember,
gray,
Thank.
D
You
mayor
normally
I
don't
like
to
see
things
go
past
the
bidding
process,
but
this
is
a
good
work
on
staff's
part
to
start
moving
these
projects
in
a
timely
manner.
We've
got
to
get
after
some
of
these
storm
water
issues
in
as
soon
as
time
as
we
can
so
I'm
really
excited
to
see
this
happening.
This
is
moving
forward
at
a
pace
that
I
think
the
neighbors
are
glad
to
see
for
a
change
47
the
Holcomb
got
hit
pretty
bad.
A
All
right
takes
us
to
item
23,
it's
communications
from
Planning
and
Zoning
23
s
regarding
quest
from
Blackbird
Investments
LLC
owner
to
vacate
a
16
foot
by
twenty
four
foot
segment
of
air
rights
over
adjoining
Walnut
Street
to
allow
for
a
swimming
pool
to
extend
from
the
33rd
floor
of
the
proposed
building
at
555,
Walnut
Street,
councilmember,
god
Oh.
Mr.
G
Mayor,
thank
you,
but
I
appreciate
that
this
is
coming
to
us,
but
I
think
that
we
have
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
before
we
can
start
approving
vacations
of
air
rights
and
different
things
like
that.
I
know
when
this
article
is
in
the
paper
about
this
about
this
particular
project.
There's
been
a
quite
a
bit
of
curiosity,
I'll,
say
about
the
developer
and
the
wherewithal
to
get
this
done
and
to
to
be
able
to
work
with
some
of
the
subcontractors
out
in
in
our
city.
G
What
we're
doing
with
this
project,
what
type
of
economic
incentive
we're
giving
where
we're
at
with
financing
and
things
like
that
from
the
developer
I'm
concerned
that
we're
getting
the
cart
before
the
horse
here
and
doing
a
lot
of
things
and
getting
a
lot
of
people
excited
before
this
before
we
know
if
this
is
ever
going
to
get
built.
So
that
would
be
my
motion.
J
Aye
aye
I
support
the
motion
on
this
project.
I've
had
previous
questions
just
about
the
the
level
of
affordability
here
and
it
it
it's
targeting
a
percentage
of
the
the
units
that
is
lower
than
what
we
have
been
targeting
in
downtown
and
I
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
the
market
and
that
it's
a
that's
a
project
that
we
desire
enough
to
provide
an
incentive
to
and
and
Scott.
J
Lastly,
at
the
you
know
at
at
at
the
risk
of
you
know,
sound
and
snobbish
I'm
I'm,
not
quite
sure
a
lot
of
the
citizens
would
understand
City
subsidy
going
in
to
a
a
pool
that
suspended
a
couple
story.
You
know
whatever
30
stories
up
it.
It
just
strikes
me
as
a
luxury
that
maybe
the
citizens
can't
afford
to
subsidize
and
I
know
that
we
are
going
to
end
up.
J
That's
changed
a
lot.
Their
their
project
has
changed
locations
and
the
scope
of
affordability,
I'm
in
support
of
the
affordability,
but
it
just
seems
like
this
really
expensive
feature
is
out
of
place
in
that,
especially
with
city
money,
so
I,
I
guess
before
it
comes
back.
I'd
I'd,
like
a
little
bit
more
information
on
it
and
and
I
and
I
and
and
the
developer
came
up
at
at
the
zoo.
Could
you
could
you
talk
to
the
zoo
leadership
just
about
their
status?
Is
that
alright?
L
Yeah
Oh
I
mean
I,
think
the
concerns
raised
by
a
councilmember
members,
gato
and
Coleman
are
well
taken.
I've
got
a
lot
of
questions
about
this
project
too.
I
will
say
that
of
all
the
things
I
have
unresolved
questions
about
the
piece
of
this
project.
That
I,
like
the
best,
is
the
fact
that
there's
a
significant,
affordable
housing
component
with
that
and
the
affordable
housing
component
actually
goes
beyond
what
some
of
the
other
affordable
pieces
of
projects
have
done
in
downtown
I
think
we
need
more
affordable
housing
downtown.
L
J
I'm,
just
let
me
clarify
just
so
people
don't
think
we
disagree
about
the
affordable
housing
I'm
in
a
hundred
percent
support
of
affordable
housing
here
and
in
most
of
the
projects
that
we
support.
I
I
also
think
that
there
is
a
reasonable
way
that
the
city
can
address
it
is
it.
Forty
percent
of
the
median
income
is
at
sixty
percent
of
the
median
income
and
depending
on
the
price
of
the
building,
and
what's
there
we
get
our
money's
worth
far
better
for
families
and
others
in
other
parts
of
the
city
than
in
a
high-rise.
J
Downtown
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
the
the
income
levels
that
that
could
be
used
downtown
meet
the
need,
that's
down
there,
and
maybe
those
tax
credits
and
the
subsidy
would
be
better
off
in
other
places.
For
you
know,
for
for
poor
families,
I
I,
just
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it
matches
up.
K
A
A
A
G
F
A
Item
53
amending
chapter
18
in
the
Mizpah
code
regarding
community
cats,
council
communication
number
18,
six,
six,
eight,
a
as
a
final
consideration,
the
orange
waivers
requested
by
the
city
manager
and
requires
six
votes.
It
will
be
effective,
March,
1st
of
2019.
Let's
go
ahead
and
ask
if
there's
anybody
in
the
audience
so.
M
Brick
Anya
5703,
Walnut,
Hill
Avenue
in
Des,
Moines
Iowa,
also
director
of
furry
friends,
refuge
at
1723,
Grand
Avenue
in
Des,
Moines
and
also
in
West
Des
Moines.
I
would
like
to
to
say
that
I
really
appreciate
the
discussion
that
we've
had
about
the
issues
that
we
have
facing
us
with
community
cats.
I
think
basically,
sometimes
the
misunderstanding
is
whether
the
options
are
to
have
cats
or
to
not
have
cats,
and
that's
really
not
the
case
here.
M
The
cats
are
going
to
be
here
whether
we
decide
to
implement
this
program
or
whether
we
decide
to
try
to
spend
a
whole
bunch
of
resources
to
hire
a
bunch
of
people
to
brown
cats
up
and
kill
them.
This
is
not
only
a
much
more
humane
method,
but
it
is
a
far
better
use
of
taxpayer
dollars
if
the
environment
is
hospitable
to
cats,
which
we
know
that
there
are
pockets
of
this
community.
That
definitely
are.
M
We
need
to
be
trying
to
do
something
proactive
to
reduce
that
population
over
time
and
TNR
has
been
proven
in
many
different
communities
to
be
a
very
effective
and
humane
way
of
doing
that.
So
I
think
that
this
is
an
important
piece
about
the
puzzle
as
we're
working
to
get
Des
Moines
to
achieve
that
no-kill
status,
that
this
is
definitely
one
of
those
important
pieces
and
I
would
ask
that
you
would
support
this.
N
Tom
Colvin
I'm
with
the
Animal
Rescue
League
of
Iowa
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
all
of
the
support.
I'm,
not
sure
I
really
just
want
to
repeat
everything
that
miss
Gunn
has
just
said.
You
know
that
it
is
important
that
we
we
take
this
move.
You
know
the
benefits
both
to
the
Animal
Control
Department
and
the
cats
and
people
working
together.
It's
extremely
important,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
both
to
the
council
for
bringing
this
up
and
to
the
staff
for
working
so
hard
on
it.
N
It's
been
a
quite
a
quite
a
journey
for
a
lot
of
years.
So
it's
good
to
see
this
actually
coming
up
for
vote,
so
strongly
recommend
that
the
council
vote
for
this
vote
positive
for
this
and,
as
stated
the
last
time,
I
was
in
front
of
you.
The
Animal
Rescue
League
is
prepared
to
provide
resources
to
help
it
be
successful.
So
thank
you
very
much.
N
L
I'd
like
to
move
this
item,
I
think
this
is
a
great
step
forward
from
an
animal
welfare
perspective
for
our
city
really
appreciate
all
of
the
work
that
all
of
the
stakeholders
put
into
this
item.
I
think
it's
gonna,
pay
dividends
to
the
city
now
and
down
the
line
and
appreciate
that
the
fact
that
folks
who
work
together
on
this.
J
All
right
mayor
could
I
speak
before
we
vote.
Please
I
continue
to
have
a
lot
of
apprehension
about
it,
but
I
will
tell
you
I,
I
trust,
ARL,
I'm,
really
happy
that
furry
friends
is
part
of
the
solution,
and
that
means
something
to
me
and
I,
particularly
trust,
our
police
department.
But
this
is
really.
This
is
really
hard
for
me,
because
I
I
I
haven't
bought
in
all
the
way.
J
J
I
I
I
personally,
would
like
to
give
neighborhood
groups.
Are
our
official
neighborhood
groups
the
ability
to
opt
in
or
opt
out?
I
doubt
the
council
will
go
along
with
that,
but
maybe,
if
there's
maybe,
if
it's
not
working
the
way,
we
want
that's
something
we
could
do
a
year
from
now.
So
I
guess.
I
would
like
to
add
to
the
motion
that
we'd
have
to
renew
its
authority
in
on
March
1st
of
2020
1415
months
from
now,
and
that
we
have
reports
between
now
and
then
at
the
6th
and
12
months.
K
J
At
least
like
to
know
after
six
months,
how
many
cats
have
we
put
back
and
where
are
they
going,
I
I
think
asking
for
information
and
transparency
on
it
is
is
just
going
to
ensure
that
it's
it's
you
know
fairly
and
equitably
done.
You
know
around
the
city
and
I
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
dissing,
anybody's
motives
or
inferring.
That
I
think
that
something
sinister
is
going
to
happen.
A
L
We
do
we
should
try,
try
and
strive
to
be
data-driven
and
I.
Think
it's
fair
to
ask
ask
for
data
and
to
evaluate
how
we're
doing
to
make
sure
that
we're
actually
doing
what
we
intended
to
do,
and
so
with
the
amendments.
As
regard
to
the
data
pieces
in
terms
of
the
collection
at
six
months
and
twelve
months,
I
considered
those
friendly
I
would
be
willing
to
revisit
the
conversation
based
on
the
data,
but
I
don't
want
to
set
a
a
sunset
at
this
time.
L
I'd
be
open
to
having
that
conversation
based
on
the
report
back
that
we
get.
But
I
think
that
we
want
to
give
folks
confidence
that
this
is
the
direction
we're
going,
but
that
if
it
proves
that
it's
not
working
or
not
working
as
intended,
then
then
we
can
have
another
discussion
and
take
a
step
back
and.
J
L
J
Can
can
we
agree
that
we
would
have
in
February
or
March
or
next
year
after
we
have
at
12
months
of
data,
or
are
we
not
starting
this
until
we're
not
until
March?
So
maybe
we
give
12
months
of
data
and
in
April
we
have
a
scheduled
workshop
on
it.
Can
we
can
we
set
so
that
we
can
go
through
the
data?
I
mean
whether
or
not
we
vote
to
to
continue
it
or
vote
to
amend
it.
A
K
J
N
A
New
comments,
all
right:
let's
quickly
move
back
to
item
52
apologize
to
everybody.
This
is
amending
chapter
30,
the
Municipal
Code
regarding
businesses
engaged
in
the
practice
of
massage
therapy
without
valid
licenses
and
or
involved
in
illegal
activities.
Council
communication
number
18
682
as
the
final
consideration,
the
ordinance
above
the
waivers
requested
by
council
member
Coleman
and
requires
six
votes.
A
J
We
had
a
nice
discussion
this
morning
at
a
city
council
workshop
in
summary,
I
think
there
was
strong
consensus
that
the
council
had
not
armed
our
Police
Department
with
the
right
ordinance
to
quickly
and
definitively
address
the
illegitimate,
massage
therapy
places
around
town
I
heard
from
it.
A
lot
bill
and
I
in
our
neighborhood
seemed
to
have
just
had
a
half
dozen
pop
up
in
about
a
four
month
period
of
time.
J
It
was
disappointing
to
many
of
our
neighbors
disgusting
to
a
lot
of
them,
including
me
and
my
family
and
people
that
patronize
the
businesses
and
around
Beaverdale.
We
looked
for
ways
to
address
it.
The
city
is
part
of
Mack,
the
Metropolitan
Advisory
Council.
It
is
a
cooperative
committee
of
all
the
cities
and
counties
in
the
metro
area.
J
Joe
and
I
served
on
a
committee
regionally
to
address
this
issue
and
we
drafted
a
model
ordinance
that
gives
the
police
local
policing
powers
to
really
quickly
and
immediately
shut
places
down
by
using
state
regulations
and
turning
them
into
a
local
ordinance
that
gives
the
police
local
policing
powers.
The
police
chief
this
morning
endorsed
this.
He
and
his
team
and
our
legal
team,
Larry
Doug,
Phil
who's,
probably
here
in
the
back
all-
did
really
good
work.
J
So
CC
is
here
on
a
different
subject,
but
she's
president
of
Beaver
Dell,
Neighborhood
Association,
and
it's
just
one
group-
that's
really
been
in
the
forefront.
Linda
was
in
the
paper
a
week
ago,
talking
about
a
neighborhood
on
the
east
side,
East,
eighth
and
eats
the
east
ninth,
where
we
have
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
complaints
of
very
similar
and
and
seedy
businesses,
massage
businesses.
J
G
Chris
I
think
the
most
important
thing
is:
is
we
work
with
legitimate
businesses
and
legitimate
massage
therapists,
and
they
worked
with
us
through
this
ordinance
to
make
sure
they
weren't
penalized
through
it
and
so
III?
Think
that's
a
that's
a
bonus
you
know
for
for
the
people
that
are
actually
providing
a
service
to
our
residents
that
that
they're
not
penalized
for
an
ordinance
that
were
put
in
place
so
good
work
by
our
chief
in
our
legal
department
and,
if
they're,
for
putting
this
together
so
bill.
Yeah.
D
D
I
didn't
know
we
had
so
many
bad
backs
and
and
Beaverdale,
so
it's
just
and
you'd
be
right.
Joey
it
just
it
just
seems
maybe
a
a
big
conglomeration
of
businesses
to
start
it
up
and
just
fill
the
neighborhoods
up
and
early
Madhur
to
every
single
day
they
could
see.
The
people
coming
in
girls
will
be
getting
out
of
a
van
parked,
rather
shoot
him
on
in
there.
Take
him
out
back
out.
It
was.
A
Our
first
hearing
item
is
item
59,
a
regarding
requests
from
50th
in
Douglas
LLC
to
rezone
property
located
in
the
the
3905
50th
street,
from
our
161
family,
low
density,
residential
to
PUD,
Planned
Unit
development
and
for
approval
of
a
PUD
conceptual
plan,
Beaverdale
townhomes
for
the
development
of
approximately
2.7
4
acres,
421
row
house,
one-story,
townhouses
on
a
private
drive,
access
from
50th,
Street,
subject,
conditions
and
actually
the
motion.
The
hearing
here
tonight
is
actually
to
continue
this
to
February
25th
of
2019
at
5
o'clock.
A
Item
sixties
on
the
vacation
of
a
portion
city
right
away,
an
approval
of
a
land
exchange
agreement
with
Hawkeye
land
company
in
conjunction
with
the
Rowett
lofts
project
in
the
East
30th
Street
over
Union
Pacific,
Railroad,
Bridge
rehabilitation
project,
a
is
the
first
consideration
and
the
ordinance
above.
Let's
go
ahead
and
open
the
hearing.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
item
regarding
this
land
exchange
and
right
away,
I.
G
A
K
F
A
Adam
61
on
Easter
Lake,
South,
watershed
Pond,
dredging
and
improvements
resolution,
approving
the
plans,
specifications,
form
of
contract
documents,
engineers
estimate
and
designating
the
lowest
responsible
builder
of
bidder
as
elder
corporation
Jared,
R
elder
the
second
president,
1
million
eight
hundred
and
twenty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
council
communication
number
18
six.
Seventy
two
is
approving
the
contract
and
the
bond
and
permission
to
sublet.
Let's
open
the
hearing
and
see,
if
there's
anyone
here
to
talk
about
the
Easter
Lake
South
watershed
pond
reject
anyone
the
audience
to
speak
on
this
item.
A
Item
62
on
little
four-mile
trunk
sanitary
sewer
resolution
approving
the
plans,
specifications,
form
of
contract
documents,
engineers
estimate
and
receive,
and
file
bids
council
communication
number
18
676.
Let's
open
the
hearing
on
this
again
little
four
mile
trunk
sanitary
sewer.
Anyone
here
to
speak
on
this
one
all
right,
seeing
none.
Let's
close
the
hearing
on
this
item,
62.
A
63
on
the
2019
ad,
a
downtown
sidewalk
ramp
program
resolution
approving
the
plan
specifications
form
of
contract
documents,
engineer's
estimate
in
designating
the
lowest
responsible
bidder
is
T's
that
country
Inc
Steve
our
rut,
president
two
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
six
hundred
and
thirty
dollars
council
communication
number
18-6
69-
is
approving
the
contract
and
bond
and
permission
to
sublet.
Let's
open
up
the
hearing
on
this.
A
A
All
right
that
completes
the
hearings
at
5:13
that
takes
us
back
to
item
54
item
54
is
emitting
chapter
114
of
the
Municipal
Code
regarding
traffic
regulation
changes
as
follows:
council
communication
number
18
678a
is
a
code
changes
required
for
the
conversion
of
4th
Street
to
a
two-way
traffic
between
Grand
Avenue
and
Locust.
Street
B
is
code
change
related
to
the
realignment
of
43rd
Street
and
Crocker
Street
C
is
a
removal
of
on-street
parking
restriction
on
the
south
side
of
Osceola
Avenue
from
East
9th
Street
to
a
hundred
and
55
feet
to
the
east.
A
D
is
removal
of
the
on
street
parking
on
the
east
side
of
Southwest
39th
Street
south
of
Park
Avenue,
including
the
cul-de-sac,
is
a
removal
of
on
street
parking
on
the
west
side
of
the
26th
Street
curve
from
Arnold
road
to
Paine.
Road
F
is
adding
to
our
parking,
only
restriction
and
amending
lot
hours
for
parks.
Parking
lot
located
on
the
east
side
of
2nd
Avenue
immediately
southwest
by
the
women
of
achievement.
Bridge
G
is
code
changes
for
the
bus
parking
in
set
improvements
at
the
Walnut
Street
School
H.
J
J
I
mean
I,
think
so
I
mean
it
it
it
references.
It
was
done
because
it's
in
conformance
with
a
plan,
but
it's
a
plan
we
haven't
passed
yet
it
it
just
seems
to
be
out
of
sequence,
and
you
know-
and
this
is
one
that's
probably
a
little
bit
different,
but
if
there
was
one
in
a
neighborhood
or
something
that
people
really
cared
about
it
would
probably
you
know
not
make
our
citizens
feel
good,
that
we
didn't
know
about
it.
So
so.
A
L
O
L
L
P
Q
Alright,
so
as
far
as
the
Fort
Des
Moines,
you
guys
Brian
know
the
history
of
it
built
in
1843.
That's
actually
what
the
town
is
named
for
in
1917,
Fort
Des
Moines
housed
the
first
black
soldiers
to
commissioned
and
in
1942
and
housed
the
first
female
soldiers
to
commissioned,
and
as
a
veteran,
that's
important
to
me,
I
like
the
history
of
the
area,
to
stay
as
it
is,
that's
how
you
actually
grow
your
town.
You
keep
the
history
alive
and
you
keep
the
natural
environment.
Q
So
my
plan
is
to
work
with
the
student,
the
des
moines
Public
Schools,
there's
about
32,000
of
them.
If
we
were
to
charge
$5
for
a
field
trip
annually,
we
would
get
about
$160,000
a
year.
Now,
today
the
Des
Moines
museum
is
financially
going
bankrupt
and
2016.
Their
expenses
were
two
hundred
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
fifty
seven,
and
they
only
made
ninety
three
thousand
two
hundred
fifteen
dollars.
So
that's
a
gap
of
119
thousand
five
hundred
forty
two
dollars.
Q
So
if
we
were
to
raise
that
through
the
public
schools,
an
annual
field
trip
we'd
have
an
additional
forty
thousand
dollars
each
year.
We
could
not
only
save
that
museum,
we
could
actually
expand
it
and
grow
it
each
year,
not
only
that
we
would
have
the
students
get
eyes
on
and
care
about
the
history
here.
So
that's
my
plan,
yeah.
K
Q
Difficult
with
the
gas
and
all
that
makes
sense
well,
we'll
see
what
we
can
do
as
far
as
I
know.
The
next
thing
we
talk
about
the
sales
tax
I
know
that
it
passed
last
time
so
here
I'm
going
to
talk
about
online
taxation
in
1992
q
1992,
the
cool
corporation
versus
North
Dakota,
set
a
standard
that
you
could
tax
online
purchases
if
the
company
had
a
physical
address
and
they
just
over
over
did
that
on
June
2018
South
Dakota
versus
Wayfarer.
Q
Now
you
can
collect
taxation
on
sales
on
any
business
from
anywhere
like
if
I
were
to
sell
you
from
Florida
to
Iowa.
Now
I
have
to
pay
that
sales
tax,
the
state
sales
tax,
which
is
7%
that
was
passed
and
that
it
has
to
be
more
than
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
annual
sales
or
more
than
200
transactions
within
the
state.
Now,
prior
to
this,
the
governor
actually
saw
this
coming
and
she
on
May
30th
2018.
They
passed
Senate
file,
24:17
that
applied
that
tax,
and
it
should
apply
to
municipalities
too.
Q
So,
if
you
guys
were
to
pass
that
1%
sale,
that
would
apply
there
soon.
My
plan
is
I'm,
suggesting
that
we
actually
have
a
higher
or
separate
tax
for
online
taxation.
That'll
allow
us
to
bring
in
more
money
and
it
will
stop
hurting
the
brick-and-mortar
companies.
You
know
if
we
were
to
do
that
separate
if
it
doesn't
pass
the
sales
tax
doesn't
pass
this
this
time
around
or
if
it
does,
we
could
do
at
a
slightly
higher
and
there's
precedents
to
that.
Q
Q
So
the
reason
I'm
looking
at
this
into
the
future
is
by
2040
eighty
five
percent
of
all
commercial
buildings
gone
because
for
that
is,
15
percent
of
your
purchases
are
called
joy
products.
You
know:
what's
your
clothing
jewelry
your
shoes
made,
you
could
touch
things.
You
can
wear
a
lot
of
things.
You
don't
need
to.
You
can
purchase
online,
your
adrenal,
nobody
needs
to
touch
it
and
fill
it.
Q
You
can
just
purchase
online,
so
within
the
next
20
years
they
said,
85%
of
all
commercial
buildings
will
be
going
away
and
that's
important
to
the
city,
since
we
collect
52
percent
of
our
taxes
through
property,
and
the
vast
majority
of
that
is
so
without
that
we
have
no
budget.
So
it's
just
something
to
look
at
in
the
future.
If
I
mean,
if
we
were
the
first
to
do
this,
it
would
be
Des,
Moines
versus,
let's
say
Amazon.
If
anything
else,
that's
good
headlines
all
right,
just
something
look
at
it
in
the
future.
A
Okay
item
56
approving
these
are
items
regarding
the
imposition
of
a
local
option.
Sales
and
service
tax
lost
a
is
a
statement
of
the
intent
for
the
proposed
council
action
regarding
it.
The
submission
of
the
question
of
the
imposition
of
a
local
option,
sales
and
service
tax
to
registered
voters
of
the
City
of
Des
Moines
polk
county
iowa
b,
is
the
initial
consideration.
The
proposed
form
a
ballot
proposition
for
proposal
to
impose
a
local
option.
Sales
in
service
tax
NC
is
approving
a
local
option.
Sales
and
service
tax
revenue
expenditure
policy.
A
Let's
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
and
see
if
there's
anybody
that
would
like
to
make
a
statement
on
this
item
step
forward,
please
I
might
ask
it
this
time
how
many
people
are
here
that
might
want
to
speak
on
this
item?
Can
I
see
it
kind
of
a
show
of
hands,
so
we
have
one
two,
three,
four,
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine
ten
all
right!
Thank
you
very
much.
We
had
about
ten,
so
council.
What
do
you
think
five
minutes,
each
or
I'll.
A
All
right,
five
or
less-
and
we
really
appreciate
everybody
being
here
and
giving
us
some
thoughts
and
ideas.
In
regard
to
this,
we
would
ask
that,
hopefully,
that
everybody
that
speaks,
that
we
have
a
whole
myriad
of
good
new,
fresh
ideas
that
were
not
repeating.
What's
already
been
said,
so
with
that
sort
of
his
rules
start
ahead,
give
us
your
name
and
address.
Please
of.
R
R
As
you
all
know,
over
the
summer
we
spoke
with
500
residents
in
the
community
regarding
what
they'd
be
willing
to
raise
their
own
taxes
to
see
funded
in
light
of
a
local
option.
Sales
tax
vote.
Out
of
that
we
created
an
agenda
that
included
a
five
or
six
items
that
we
felt
that
our
constituency
believed
were
worth
funding.
R
We
are
pleased
to
see
in
the
resolution
that
you're
considering
tonight
that
many
of
those
things
aren't
included
in
the
resolution,
including
better
infrastructure
in
streets,
sewers
and
sidewalks
dealing
with
abandoned,
dilapidated
housing
care
for
children's
mental
health,
one
of
my
rental
housing
code
enforcement
and
expansion
of
rental
housing
inspectors
and
expanded
library
hours.
We
are
so
pleased
as
an
organization
to
be
able
to
say
that
we
support
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax.
R
We
made
that
decision
last
Thursday
that
we
will
support
it
going
forward
as
long
as
this
resolution
passes,
and
these
things
are
in
it.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
the
time
that
you
have
given
our
organization
over
the
last
six
months,
as
we
just
made
that
went
through
this
process
and
discerned
what
we
thought
was
best
for
the
community
and
for
our
institutions.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
S
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
CC:
Ibsen
I
live
at
43
10
over
2
Avenue,
503,
100
and
Beaverdale
I,
also
own
my
own
law,
firm
based
in
Beaverdale
and
while
I
am
president
of
the
Beaverdale
Neighborhood
Association
I'm.
Here
today
is
a
private
citizen
only,
but
speaking
to
voice.
My
support
for
the
1%
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
I
supported
the
ballot
issue
last
time,
but
this
time
around
particularly
pleased
to
note
that
the
city
has
committed
a
portion
of
the
anticipated
proceeds
to
street
and
infrastructure
repairs
and
improvements,
most
particularly
those
elements
deemed
critical.
S
Following
a
flash
flood
on
June
30th
2018
and
the
fallout
from
it,
I
came
to
Des
Moines
30
years
ago
from
Washington
DC
I
settled
first
in
downtown
Des
Moines.
At
a
time
when
there
wasn't
much
going
on
in
downtown
I've
lived
for
25
plus
years
in
Beaverdale,
my
first
home
at
13
I
know
a
Clinton
Avenue
in
Beaverdale
was
impacted
by
the
floods
of
1993
and
1996.
My
current
home,
which
I've
owned
since
2000,
was
impacted
by
the
flood
2008,
after
which
I
had
regrading
and
waterproofing
done,
and
so
I
was
mercifully
spared.
S
S
Neighbors
are
demanding
and
for
many
good
reasons,
infrastructure
improvements,
not
in
five
or
ten
years,
but
now,
but
those
necessary
improvements
come
with
a
price
tag
and
absent
adequate
funding
sources.
The
city's
good
plans
to
improve
infrastructure
in
beer,
Dell
and
elsewhere
will
end
up
in
a
file
labeled
good
ideas,
but
we
need
to
remind
city
residents
of
what
isn't
subject
to
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax,
things
like
gasoline
prescriptions
or
groceries
and
utilities,
goods
and
services
that
we
all
consume,
regardless
of
where
we
live
in
the
city.
S
We
also
need
to
remind
ourselves
that
much
of
the
burden
of
this
additional
tax
will
be
borne
by
folks
that
don't
even
live
here
in
a
city
of
Des
Moines
in
the
thirty
years
I've
lived
here,
this
city
has
exploded
our
culture
and
our
way
of
life
appealed
to
visitors
from
across
the
country
and
around
the
world.
Thanks
to
the
efforts
of
the
city,
the
County,
nonprofits
individuals
and
businesses.
S
These
are
events
that
draw
thousands
of
people
from
outside
from
outside
Des
Moines
into
our
beautiful
city,
and
with
these
people
comes
discretionary
income
money
they
will
spend
in
our
restaurants
our
bars
at
our
hotels
and
in
our
retail
establishments.
We
as
City
residents
will
enjoy
the
benefits
of
that
discretionary
spending
which,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
benefits
each
and
every
one
of
us
in
the
form
of
property,
tax
relief,
Street
Neighborhood
improvements
and
a
particular
interest
to
me
and
my
neighbors
infrastructure
improvements
and
for
those
reasons,
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
resolution.
P
H
P
Gloria
Hoffman
42-hundred
Leonard
place
des
Moines
in
Beaverdale.
I
also
am
here
to
express
strong
support
for
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
recommendation
I'm
among
many
residents
who
had
major
damage
in
the
flood
of
June
30th,
for
which
I'm
still
paying
I
might
add
so
I
think
I
speak
not
just
personally,
but
for
a
lot
of
other
people
who
suffer
damage
that
we
are
very
pleased
that
you
are
going
to
include
infrastructure
repair
of
stormwater
programs
for
des
moines.
This
is
essential.
P
E
Thank
You
mayor
Thank,
You
council,
my
name
is
Brad
Anderson,
41:29,
Forest,
Avenue
and
I'm.
The
state
director
of
AARP
here
in
Iowa
and
I'm
here
to
strongly
support
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
Oh
AARP
in
Des
Moines
have
a
relationship
going
back
a
long
way,
particularly
going
back
to
2013
when
Des
Moines
was
the
third
city
in
America
to
join
our
Age
Friendly
Network.
In
conjunction
with
the
World
Health
Organization,
we
came
in
back
of
Portland
and
I
believe
New,
York,
City
and
Des
Moines
was
the
third
to
come
online.
E
Since
then,
we
now
have
311
cities
that
have
joined
the
Age
Friendly
Network,
so
des
moines
was
very
much
ahead
of
the
curve
and
what
does
it
mean
to
be
age
friendly,
well
to
be
age
friendly?
That
incorporates
everyone
from
ages
8
to
80,
and
it
means
you
got
to
have
safe
sidewalks.
It
means
you
got
to
have
safe
streets.
It
means
you
have
to
have
outdoor
recreation.
E
It
means
you
have
to
have
walkable
communities
all
the
things
we
love
as
a
community,
and
it
is
a
very
big
deal
to
get
designated
in
age-friendly
City
by
both
AARP
and
the
World
Health
Organization.
But
what
we
have
come
to
learn,
especially
during
the
discussion
around
move
DSM,
is
the
things
that
we
love
about.
The
Age
Friendly
Network
take
money
and
it
takes
resources.
E
So
if
we
want
to
make
our
streets
safer,
if
we
want
to
have
better
response
times
for
EMS,
if
we
want
outdoor
recreation,
if
we
want
all
these
things,
we
have
to
find
a
way
to
pay
for
it.
So
AARP
did
not
formally
engage
during
the
last
local
option.
Sales
tax
campaign,
but
I
am
very
pleased
to
say
we
are
going
to
engage
in
this
campaign.
This
is
something
that
is
critically
critically
important
to
our
members.
E
It's
critically
important
to
the
50-plus
community,
it's
critically
important
to
anybody
that
cares
about
maintaining
this
designation
as
an
age-friendly,
City
and
so
on.
Behalf
of
AARP
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
taking
this
on.
Thank
you
for
all
your
support
and
everything
you've
done
regarding
the
planning
on
move.
Dsm
live
DSM
plan,
DSM's,
all
the
DSM
s,
and
we
are
going
to
be
there
to
help
win
this
in
March,
Thank
You.
I
Kimberly
stroke
Boggis
17-13
45th
street.
On
a
personal
note,
it's
always
good
to
be
with
amos
standing
on
the
right
side
of
an
issue
I'm
here
to
support
the
Local,
Option
Sales
Tax,
and
only
on
my
part
of
it.
I
was
lucky
enough
to
serve
on
the
blood
recovery
communication
committee,
and
so
when
we
talked
about
pre-event
during
a
bet
and
post
event,
there
was
a
large
learning
curve.
But
what
we
took
away
from
that
is
that
this
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
will
be
able
to
help
us
in
our
community
as
it
being
a
board.
I
Member
I
was
able
to
directly
see
the
effects
of
the
flood.
What
the
community
wanted.
We
heard
from
them
at
our
neighborhood
board
meetings
at
our
quarterly
meetings
and
I
think
what
we
saw
and
what
we're
going
to
see
is
something
that
we
can
get
behind
as
a
Parks
and
Recreation
board
member,
which
is
one
of
the
the
best
things
I've
been
able
to
do
in
this
city.
I
Disparities
and
I
want
to
ensure
the
long-term
sustainability
and
vitality
of
the
city
that
we
call
home
and
so
I
hope
that
the
information
that
we
comes
out
of
here
I
can
share
with
my
community,
with
my
neighborhood
association
and
civic
groups
that
I'm
involved
in.
Thank
you
so
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
Thank.
T
That's
important
that
maybe
hasn't
been
said
yet
that
this
property
tax
relief
would
allow
the
city
to
be
more
competitive
with
the
suburbs
and
their
tax
rates.
97
of
99
counties
already
have
this
text,
including
Dallas,
County
and
I'm
sure
you
know
all
this,
but
I'm
just
reinforcing
this.
We
need
this
for
infrastructure
libraries,
roads.
As
people
have
mentioned.
It's
critical
to
revitalization
and
I
really
think
giving
people
the
opportunity
pass.
T
U
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
matt
Cohen,
711,
41st
Street
I'm,
very
pleased
to
be
here
tonight
representing
the
avenues
of
Ingersoll
and
grants
mid
district,
as
well
as
the
avenues
of
Ingersoll
and
Grande
restoration
group.
We
are
pleased
to
support
this
public
measure
for
a
local
option
sales
tax.
U
This
was
reaffirmed
immediately
following
the
last
vote
and
has
been
a
point
of
conversation
ever
since
we
we
believe
the
success
of
this
measure
is
crucial
to
the
city's
trajectory
into
the
future.
Despite
all
that,
we
have
collectively
done
as
a
community.
We
continue
to
strive
towards
realizing
our
true
and
full
potential.
We
must
not
rest
now.
We
must
remain
vigilant
and
continue
to
reinvest
in
our
community
to
maximize
the
desirability
and
vitality
of
our
community
to
our
citizens,
businesses,
institutions
and
visitors.
U
We
specifically
believe
that
the
investments
in
street
and
infrastructure
improvements,
neighborhood
reinvestment,
public
safety
and
property
tax
relief
are
excellent
uses
of
this
source
and
will
result
in
continued
growth.
For
our
community
the
avenues
of
ingersoll
grant
and
request
your
support
for
this
resolution
and
look
forward
to
supporting
it
through
the
March
vote.
Thank
you
very
much.
Matt.
A
V
Good
evening
mayor
County
members
of
City
Council,
my
name
is
Mel
pins
I
live
at
210
east
Bundy
Avenue,
proud
to
say
that
my
first
and
only
house,
I've
ever
owned,
is
in
the
City
of
Des
Moines
excellent
I've
been
pleased
for
15
years
to
be
president
of
my
Neighborhood
Association
on
the
south
side
of
Des
Moines,
and
to
serve
on
a
number
of
boards
and
committees
in
this
city.
I
speak
to
you
tonight
towards
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
bringing
this
question
of
the
imposition
of
this
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
to
the
voters.
V
I
was
in
front
of
you
last
year.
At
approximately
the
same
time,
myself
and
a
number
of
citizens
stepped
up
to
form
a
citizen
advocacy
committee
to
advocate
for
passage
of
this.
As
we
know
last
year
in
the
state
law,
it
was
required
that
if
a
city
wanted
to
bring
this
forward,
all
contiguous
cities
had
to
also
put
it
on
their
ballots
and
everybody
had
to
vote
as
one
large
voting
bloc.
In
essence,
while
the
citizens
of
Des
Moines
passed
this
last
year
by
a
majority,
the
a
number
of
suburbs
did
not.
It
failed.
V
One
of
the
reasons
this
is
a
real
issue
is
Des.
Moines
has
had
a
heavy
reliance
on
property
taxes
to
fund
the
majority
of
these
city
service
costs,
but
that
equation
relies
on
property
taxes
being
an
undue
burden
on
people
like
me,
who
have
owned
my
first
and
only
home
in
the
city
of
Des,
Moines,
more
than
40%
of
the
land
area
des
moines
isn't
taxable
it's
either
a
river,
a
flood
plain
public
park,
land
or
land
owned
by
nonprofits,
hospitals,
colleges
and
schools,
places
of
worship
or
county
or
federal
government.
V
These
are
all
great
entities,
but
they
do
not
pay
property
taxes.
They
do
benefit
our
character
of
our
community
as
well
as
our
economy,
but
that
burden
of
property
taxation
falls
on
the
remaining
60%
of
us
to
cover
the
cost
for
those
public
safety
and
community
services
that
everyone
expects
to
have
when
they
work
or
visit
the
city
of
Des
Moines.
So
we've
seen
a
steady
increase
in
property
tax
taxes
in
Des
Moines
part
of
that
is
hey.
V
If
my
home
is
worth
more
I
pay
a
little
more
I
get
that,
but
unfortunately
you
had
to
raise
property
taxes
with
in
recent
memory.
I
don't
want
to
do
that
again.
We
cannot
continue
to
dig
deeper
in
the
same
well.
We
must
find
supplemental
sources
of
revenue.
Somebody
mentioned
97
of
99
counties
already
have
this.
Basically
93%
of
Iowans
are
already
paying
this
in
their
municipalities
in
their
counties,
but
because
Des
Moines,
a
good
chunk
of
the
state
population,
there's
a
good
percentage
here,
where
we're
being
left
behind.
V
V
So
if
I
invest
in
this
I
I,
don't
see
this
as
a
tax.
I
see
it
as
an
investment.
It's
an
investment
I
can
control
it's
one
where
others
will
assist
in
paying
for
the
benefits
they
also
receive,
while
in
Des
Moines.
The
other
nice
thing
I
like
about
this
is
it's.
This
isn't
just
about
revenue
by
what
you've
proposed
or
what
has
been
proposed
here.
The
ballot
language
would
put
50%
of
that
money
into
direct
property
tax
levy
rate
reductions
and
providing
reduction
in
debt.
V
I,
don't
like
to
see
the
city
paying
off
debts
on
city
streets,
putting
another
million
and
a
half
dollars
of
interest
on
three
million
dollars
of
McKinley
Avenue
improvements
and
I
might
be
inflating
that
a
little
but
you're
the
accountant
and
manager
Scott,
but
the
idea
is
if
we
can
pay
as
we
go
by
having
better
revenue,
that's
what
we
all
want
and
we
need
to
repair
our
streets
to
ensure
safe
traffic
management
without
destroying
my
car's
suspension.
So
really
I
want
to
urge
you
again
to
vote
with
proceeding
with
this
question.
V
V
A
W
Hi
I'm
Stacey
Freeland
I'm,
with
the
American
Heart
Association,
we're
very
supportive
of
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax.
We
have
many
different
volunteers
that
live
in
this
community
and
when
I've
looked
at
what's
outlined
for
what
the
revenue
would
go
to
for
us
and
for
our
volunteers,
there
they're
very
supportive,
especially
when
it
comes
to
that
health
equity
standpoint
of
this.
W
When
you
look
at
the
social
determinants
of
health
and
and
those
kind
of
factors
that
are
affecting
a
lot
of
the
people
that
live
in
the
city,
this
is
critically
important
that
we
really
try
to
invest
in
ways
that
we
can
really
help
our
community
members
get
healthier
it
for
us.
You
know
we
worked
really
hard
on
the
move,
DSM
plan
with
and
talked
with
many
of
you
about
that.
We
really
like
that
part
of
this,
that
we
have
some
strong
language
in
there.
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
mention
move
DSM
in
this.
W
W
This
is
for
us,
accessibility
and
getting
people
to
where
they
need
to
go
is
really
really
critically
important.
That's
where
Mattie
who's
right
behind
me
and
gonna
talk
in
a
second
people
need
to
get
you
know
to
work
to
school
and
all
of
those
kinds
of
things
and
the
more
we
can
build
the
infrastructure
in
our
city
for
that.
It's
going
to
be
critically
important,
especially
to
working
families,
I.
W
Think
of
a
lot
of
my
volunteers
that
live
in
this,
this
community
that
really
could
use
easier
ways
to
get
to
where
they
need
to
go,
and
even
when
it,
you
know,
comes
to
going
to
the
local
grocery
stores
and
those
kind
of
things.
So
as
we
move
forward
with
Moop
DSM
and
hopefully
passing
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
I'm
encouraged
by
this,
and
what
you've
outlined
thanks.
X
The
malls,
safe
and
proving
the
sidewalks
is
a
huge
huge
thing
for
me:
I
am
determined
to
get
safer,
sidewalks
and
all
in
all
Des
Moines,
including
my
current
location,
6220
southeast
ii,
because
that
is
a
dangerous
street
that
I
live
on.
They
don't
have
sidewalks
to
get
to
the
current
bus
stops
and
I
would
really
like
to
take
the
bus,
not
paratransit,
but
the
robust,
but
I
can't
do
that,
because
there's
not
sidewalks.
So
thank
you.
A
J
J
The
Fluke
of
state
law
cost
our
citizens,
37
million
dollars
worth
of
services,
flood
improvements
infrastructure
this
year
because
of
kind
of
that
fluke
we
passed
it
nonetheless,
I
think
it's
the
the
the
true
test
of
character
that
anytime
you're
given
a
chance
to
do
something
again,
it's
an
opportunity
to
improve
it
and
if
there's
one
message
I
have
we
can
take
this
to
the
bank.
The
proposal
we
have
this
year
is
stronger
than
last
year
and
that's
in
large
part
to
the
overwhelming
number
of
people
that
have
gotten
involved
to
give
us
feedback.
J
We
had
a
major
signature
event
on
June
30th
of
this
year
in
our
community,
and
luckily
it
inspired
a
lot
of
people,
amos
and
neighborhood
groups
and
others
to
come
forward
and
I
can
tell
you.
I
have
no
doubt
voting
yes
and
putting
this
on
the
ballot
is
a
wise
decision
for
our
citizens,
because
we've
improved
the
plan
so
much
over
a
year
ago
and
I'm
I'm
really
thrilled
to
be
your
instrument.
I,
don't
you
know
this
is
a.
J
K
Just
want
echo
what
Chris
said
to
thank
the
thank
you
for
all
the
input
that
was
put
in,
because
it
is
a
better
plan
and
I
think
that
it's
more
exact
on
what
the
money
is
going
to
go
for
and
it
mirrors
the
work
I
did
on
school,
sell
sacks
when
it
lost
by
43
votes.
We
came
back
around
with
I
believe
a
better
plan
with
more
detail
and
overwhelmingly
passed,
and
we
know
what
the
success
of
that
has
been.
K
We
do
have
to
thank
the
legislature
for
changing
the
restrictions
that
were
put
on
us
that
we
can
now
vote
on
our
own
because
we
really
did
support
it,
and
now
we
can
really
have
our
own
destiny
and
get
things
done
that
we
need
to
when
you
look
out
and
see
the
people
who
have
been
impacted
by
the
flooding
or
just
in
general,
the
housing
or
all
the
issues
that
we
want
to
address.
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
voting
YES
on
all
of
these.
H
Ted
I
think
it's,
the
verbage
is
great
and
it
was
written
by
the
people.
It
wasn't
us
that
wrote
this.
This
actually
is
the
Citizens
Committee
and
the
citizens
that
have
come
forward
and
said
this
is
what's
important.
So
this
is
their
language,
not
something
that
we've
sat
up
here
and
and
put
together,
and
it's
great
I
just
think
everyone
and
everybody
who
spoke
did
a
really
great
job
and
now,
let's
get
out
there
and
get
the
votes
out
and
vote
yes.
Thank
you.
G
They
didn't
want
us
to
have
the
37
million
dollars
and
that's
and
that's
the
truth,
that
that
is
what
happened,
and
that
irritates
me,
because
every
day,
when
you
see
the
interstate
everybody's
coming
in
downtown
and
everybody's
leaving
at
5:30,
you
know
they
should
help
us
pay
for
for
all
the
amenities
that
they're
using
and
I'm
glad
that
we're
able
to
vote
on
our
own.
You
know
we,
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
wasn't
touched
on.
We
have
so
many
blighted
houses
and
in
commercial
buildings
in
our
neighborhoods.
This
is
a
priority.
G
G
This
will
give
us
the
ability
to
do
150
homes
and
that
will
make
a
major
difference
with
improving
our
streets
with
taking
care
of
the
blighted
homes,
helping
with
public
safety
police
fire,
helping
the
things
that
we
really
is
our
main
priority
of
what
we
should
be
thinking
of.
As
a
council,
we
have
an
alternative
revenue
source,
but
it's
our
job
and
it's
your
job
to
get
out,
get
your
neighbors
out
and
get
everyone
to
vote.
I'm
proud
to
be
able
to
vote.
G
L
Sure
this
this
is
one
of
those
items
where
you
feel
like
you
have
to
say
something,
even
though
everything
in
some
respects
has
already
been
said.
But
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone
for
their
involvement.
I
echo
everyone
up
here
when
saying
that
that
this
is
on
the
front
end.
This
is
a
big
improvement
in
the
process,
not
not
just
because
we
heard
for
more
people,
but
we
heard
from
organizations
that
helped
do
the
work
and
heard
from
their
members.
So
when
we
heard
from
people
up
here
speaking,
we
knew
it
wasn't
just
their
voices.
L
They
were
providing,
but
the
voice
of
hundreds
of
other
people
in
their
community
that
they're
speaking
on
behalf
of
and
with-
and
that
is
a
powerful
piece
of
this-
and
it's
very
clear
to
me
that
des
moines
residents
want
better
service
that
the
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
can
help
provide.
They
expressed
it
pretty
clearly
last
last
time
over
55%
of
the
vote
last
time,
and
when
we
have
this
opportunity,
our
residents
and
organizations
that
represent
our
residents
have
responded
by
increasing
their
engagement
and
adding
their
voice
on
the
front
end.
L
The
folks
that
I've
seen
here
at
multiple
meetings
that
I've
seen
at
community
gathering
the
people
who
who
meet
me
at
what
seems
like
an
unreasonable
hour
of
the
day
at
8:30
and
9
o'clock
at
night
for
a
cup
of
coffee
to
talk
about
is
that
I
mean
I've,
seen
you
over
and
over
again
and
I,
know
you'll
put
in
the
work
and
that's
how
we
make
change
in
our
community.
That's
how
we
pass
something
like
this.
L
That
will
make
a
difference
in
lots
of
people's
lives
that
it
won't
just
be
Maddie
that
gets
a
sidewalk
to
allow
her
to
access
her
community
it'll
be
a
whole
lot
of
folks
that
we
make
infrastructure
improvements
that
make
their
community
to
work.
Better.
It'll
be
a
whole
lot
of
folks
that
we
address
housing
conditions
and
make
not
just
their
neighborhoods
stronger,
but
their
lives
better.
L
It'll
be
a
whole
lot
of
folks
that
benefit
from
that
northeast
fire
station
that
that
linda
was
talking
about
earlier
in
the
meeting
and
that
benefit
from
better
response
time
and
enhance
service.
So
I'm
excited
about
the
work
we're
going
to
do,
and
it's
going
to
come
from
taking
this
having
the
same
types
of
conversations
that
all
of
you
have
helped
have
over
the
last
few
months
and
having
them
with
your
friends
and
neighbors
over
the
next
few
months.
Because
that's
how
we
pass
something
like
this.
D
Bill
I
think
you
mayor
really.
What
can
we
say,
but
you
see
all
the
faces
out
here
and
looking
to
see
if
we
can
improve
our
city.
We
are
really
at
a
crossroads
here.
We
can
stay
where
we
are
and
continue
to
hike
up
property
tax
rates
or
we
can
take
our
own
destiny
in
our
hands.
This
is
an
excellent
opportunity
for
us
to
do
that
kind
of
work.
D
Joe
brought
up
this
with
the
people.
Can
you
imagine
thirty,
five
to
forty
thousand
people
coming
in
to
Des
Moines
every
single
day,
using
our
public
infrastructure,
using
our
libraries
using
our
police
and
fire
protection
all
this
stuff?
They
pay
nothing
for
all
of
us
are
putting
that
money
in
so
that
they
can
enjoy
what
their
quality
of
life
during
the
work
days
like
I,
for
one
would
like
to
see
a
little
buy-in
on
that.
D
That's
that's
a
big
improvement
that
I
want
to
see
happening
also,
as
opposed
to
some
of
the
other
taxes
we
pay.
Now,
this
one
cent
is
going
to
be
something
the
City
of
Des
Moines
controls.
We
don't
have
to
look
up
to
the
golden
dome
up.
There
and
tell
us
well
here
you
get:
may
six
cells
tax,
but
you're
only
going
to
get
a
half
a
cent
in
return.
D
This
is
something
we
take
in
and
we
have
the
control
to
spend
it
the
way
we
want
it
and,
as
we
see
it,
fit,
and
thank
you
for
all
your
suggestions
along
that
line,
because
those
are
the
things
that
really
bolster
booster,
that
capabilities
of
getting
this
thing
passed
on
this
next
go-around
and
what
that
increased
sales
tax.
The
one
thing
that
I
think
all
of
us
sitting
at
this
table
have
heard
in
addition
to
blight,
has
been
rental
inspections,
rental
inspections
and
and
a
public
nuisance
ordinance.
They
have
been
sitting
on
the
back
burner.
D
This
allows
us
to
add
more
inspectors
to
keep
our
city
moving
in
the
right
direction.
I'd
love
to
see
a
time
when
we
can
come
in
and
there
isn't
a
blighted
property
in
here
and
we
can
put
that
money
to
other
use.
But
we
know
that's
not
going
to
be
the
case,
but
you
that,
with
this
type
of
wording
in
the
ballot,
we
are
going
to
make
some
progress.
So
I
again.
Thank
you
guys
very
much
for
taking
the
time
to
come
down
here.
A
You
know
again,
as
I
said,
that
to
open
our
evening,
it's
so
important
that
we
engage
our
citizens
and
that
they
feel
like
they
have
a
voice
and
that
something
can
actually
happen
as
a
result
of
their
input
and
they're
working
together,
putting
their
heads
together
to
come
up
with
some
good
ideas.
You
know
we
look
at
solution
based
ideas
and
we
push
that
through
the
City
Council,
especially
in
a
very
open
sort
of
a
forum
in
so
many
ways
whether
it's
live
des
moines
connect
a
boy
and
move
them
Des
Moines
improve
Des
Moines.
A
And
so
we're
going
to
move
forward
on
some
of
those
ideas
is
well
but
back
again.
In
conclusion:
it's
all
of
us
working
together,
you
know,
Des
Moines
gets
a
lot
of
accolades
for
a
lot
of
things.
You
know
whether
it's
the
best
place
for
young
people
to
raise
a
family
or
get
a
job
or
have
a
career,
and
it's
about
quality
of
life.
A
It's
about
the
improvements
that
we've
made,
we
and
I
say
all
of
us
working
together,
because
it's
your
input
that
gives
us
some
of
the
ideas
that
we
can
then
implement
in
and
around
the
city
them
in
the
idea.
You
know
a
number
of
years
ago
of
trying
to
connect
every
single
citizen
to
be
within
a
ten
minute
walk
of
a
park
or
a
trail.
People
thought
yeah.
You
can
make
that
happen,
we're
going
to
make
that
happen
and
we're
working
to
try
to
make
it
happen.
A
It's
because
of
input
of
our
citizens
and
because
of
people,
young,
middle-aged
old,
all
working
together
and
saying:
what
can
we
do
to
make
Des
Moines
a
better
place?
And
so
I
want
to
thank
you
and
I
know
for
all
of
our
City
Council
for
your
input
in
this
process
and,
let's
all
work
together
and
make
this
become
a
reality.
And
let's
put
that
money
to
good
use
in
the
City
of
Des
Moines.
And
thank
you
all
for
coming
appreciate.
It.
H
H
A
Know
for
all
of
us
in
here
it's
for
all
the
young
people
it's
for.
Mady
is
for
everybody,
but
actually
it's
for
the
next
generations
that
we
do
this.
We
want
Des
Moines
to
be
good
today
and
we
want
Des
Moines
to
be
good
for
generations
to
come.
So
if
somebody
can
move
this,
let's
move
this
forward
and
see
if
we
can't
get
going
I'll.
B
H
H
H
Because
when
I
was
talking
about
Riverview
I
specifically
didn't
thank
the
parks
department,
but
I
love
this
plan,
and
you
know
we
have
the
whole
plan
and
I
have
it
out.
So
everyone
can
see
it
because
it's
such
a
great
plan
and
it's
because
our
Parks
Department
everybody
there
is
so
wonderful
to
work
with.
There
really
are
great.
A
H
K
A
All
right
item
58
scheduling
a
hearing
on
not
to
exceed
8
million
500,000
refunding
and
reissuance
of
section
108
government
guaranteed
participation
certificates.
It's
a
series,
HUD
2008,
a
and
Associated
note
issued
for
the
Gray's
landing
project
for
114
of
19.
Anyone
to
speak
to
this.
This
is
scheduling
a
hearing.
A
Alright,
that
completes
that
part.
We
did
have
one
extra
item
added.
This
is
an
extra
item
is
filed
after
5
p.m.
on
the
Wednesday
preceding
the
council
meeting
and
has
been
included
upon
the
amended
Genda
by
the
city
clerk
with
sponsorship
of
the
mayor
and
city
council
members,
who
shall
deem
the
item
of
significant
urgency
to
warrant
an
immediate
council
action.
The
said
statement
of
urgency
from
the
city
manager,
and/or,
appropriate
department
directors,
shall
be
placed
on
file
with
the
city
clerk.
A
J
J
Given
the
discussion
that
we
just
had
I,
don't
think
anybody
would
argue
that
anybody
stepped
forward
and
said
we
really
need
to
spend
the
sales
tax,
downtown
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
there
was
clarity
about
the
source
of
funding
and
what
it's
going
to
take
to
get
this
project
done.
Philosophically
I'm
I'm,
a
hundred
percent
on
the
recommendations
here,
I
think
it's
good
I
think
it
will
build
a
safer
environment,
downtown
I
think
the
places
where
we've
done
it.
J
You
know
I've
been
around
long
enough
that
we
made
Court
Avenue,
two-way
and
East
locust
to
way
those
have
been
monumental
successes
and
I.
Think
as
we
strive
to
make
things
more
pedestrian
friendly.
That's
that's
good.
The
problem
is,
this
is
not
the
priority
of
the
citizens
in
most
corners
of
the
city
and
I
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
understood
Scott's
approach
to
this.
So
in
in
the
blue
letter,
he
added
a
paragraph
that
that
speaks
to
that.
You
know,
unfortunately,
as
aspirational
as
this
plan
is
the
way
I
do
the
math.
J
Is
you
know
under
the
the
policy
that
that
Scott's
laying
out
today
for
funding
this
is
really
a
40
year
funding
window
and
unless
we
are
lucky
to
get
big
grants
which
folks,
like
Larry
James
and
our
transportation
staff
are
working
on,
but
unless
we
get
something
big
from
outside
sources
or
from
the
private
sector,
we're
talking
about
a
40-year
ramp
up?
What
are
the
questions
I
had
a
month
ago
was?
How
does
that
compare
to
the
priorities
we've
been
hearing
about
and
I?
Think
because
Scott
and
I
have
talked
I
told
him.
J
J
Think
that's
good,
a
good
talking
point
for
us
to
have
to
show
that
it
shows
people
what
our
priorities
are.
What
what
about
the
safe
route
to
school
sidewalks
and
some
of
the
high
critical
things
Maddi
state
for
this
agenda
item
2.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
what
what
the
timeframe
to
funding
that
under
the
proposal
with
some
local
option
sales
tax
money
going
in
two.
O
J
J
The
one
small
thing
that
I
maybe
put
on
the
record
Scott
that
that
I
am
aware
of
is
the
planning
area
for
connect,
downtown
I,
think
stretches
from
almost
Columbus
Park
to
University
on
the
north,
and
some
of
those
areas
are
outside
the
TIF
district
and
and
those
that
are
in
the
residential
areas
like
Cheatham
Park
and
River
River
Bend
Columbus,
Park
McKinley.
We,
we
probably
need
to
have
a
conversation
about
how
those
areas
are
funded.
G
Full
transparency,
I,
you
know
I've,
probably
been
one
of
the
naysayers
on
this
from
from
the
very
beginning,
and
so
I
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Fundamentally
it
is
a
great
plan.
I
think
councilman
Coleman
laid
it
out
perfectly
I,
couldn't
have
said
it
any
better,
but
we're
here
to
prioritize
and
our
main
goal
is
to
get
back
into
the
neighborhoods.
We've
said
that
for
four
and
a
half
years
we've
just
had
a
group
of
people
leave
that
wants
their
neighborhood
wants
to
take
it
back.
G
I
know
that
the
downtown
is
is
part
of
the
neighborhood,
but
my
biggest
fear
was
that
if
we
don't
have
the
buy-in
from
the
private
sector,
which
this
is
calling
out,
that
they're
the
ones
that
are
going
to
have
to
make
a
lot
of
infrastructure
changes
to
their
parking
garages
to
their
entrances
and
exits
when
you
change
a
one
way
to
a
two
way.
So
if
they're
not
bought
into
this,
then
we're
you
know
we're
putting
a
lot
of
additional
cost
onto
that.
So
the
way
that
it's
laid
out
I
applaud
city
manager's
office.
G
L
L
You
know
this
is
the
the
transportation
plan
for
and
I
appreciate
the
acknowledgement
it
downtown
is
more
than
just
a
business
district.
It's
also
a
neighborhood,
it's
somewhere,
where
it's
a
destination
for
our
residents
who
want
to
be
able
to.
You
know
I
hope,
one
of
the
places
that
Maddie
comes
when
she
when
she
gets
on
that
bus
is
downtown
and
downtown
needs
to
work.
Just
like
her
neighborhood
needs
to
work,
and
this
is
a
piece
that
will
help
with
that.
It
is
ambitious
and
there
are
a
lot
of
pieces
to
it.
L
So
we've
got
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
get
it
funded,
and
that
includes
includes
working
with
partners
in
the
private
sector
includes
working
to
get
get
additional
grant
dollars,
but
this
allows
that
process
to
keep
moving
forward,
and
it
also
allows
us
when
we
are
making
investments
in
existing
infrastructure
downtown,
to
take
this
framework
into
account
and
have
that
help
guide
those
decisions
as
well.
So
it's
important
for
all
of
those
reasons.
L
K
All
right
I'm
glad
we
brought
it
forward
now,
because
really
this
was
part
of
the
integral
plan
of
all
of
it.
I
appreciate
it's
downtown,
but
there
were
neighborhoods
being
impacted
and
we
need
to
make
sure
if
we
believe
in
move
DSM
that
this
was
part
of
it.
I
realized,
there's
monetary
or
whatever,
but
this
was
the
guideline
and
the
guiding
principles
on
how
we
were
going
to
address
some
of
it
and
some
pretty
important
neighborhoods
that
are
now
up-and-coming
and
need
to
be.
K
N
A
As
we
complete
our
voting
it,
it's
a
great
discussion
and
I
know
that
this
is
part
of
what
makes
us
who
we
are
having
these
discussions.
I
will
mention,
as
we
think,
about
Des,
Moines
and
and
I,
listen
to
people
that
come
and
visit
our
city
or
live
nearby.
That
will
have
told
me
face-to-face
that
they're
there
and
Iowa
is
right
here.
It's
in
downtown.
A
It
needs
to
be
a
priority
and
continue
to
be,
and
but
certainly
not
turning
our
back
on
any
of
the
other
parts
of
the
city
and
I
want
to
thank
this
council
and
our
Citizens
for
working
to
help
us
set
up
set
our
priorities,
not
for
the
future
of
this
city.
So
you
know
with
that.
Madam
clerk,
what's
our
Savin.
F
A
A
O
If
I
could,
before
the
council
leaves
I'd
like
to
have
Alex
stand
up
for
just
a
second,
we
have
a
new
hire
in
the
city
manager's
office,
Alex
hassel
will
be
assisting
us
as
a
policy
liaison
and
will
be
assisting
the
council
as
well
in
arrangements
and
Commission
appointments.
Several
other
items
so
I
want
to
Jesus,
see
Alex
she's
in
the
office.
No.
Thank
you
good.